God’s will or ecological disaster? Mexico takes aim at Mennonite deforestation

International

VALLE NUEVO, Mexico, July 12 (Reuters) – The largest tropical forest in North America yields to perfect rows of corn and soy. Light-haired women with blue eyes in wide-brimmed hats bump down a dirt road in a horse and buggy, past simple brick homes and a whitewashed schoolhouse: A Mennonite community in southern Mexico.Here, in…

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